talked circles around

• outwittedDefeated by superior thinking
• outmaneuveredDefeated through superior tactics
• confusedUnable to understand
• bewilderedThoroughly puzzled and confused
• smooth-talkedPersuaded through flattery

bamboozled · dazzled · deflected · dodged · evaded · verbal · spin · slick · silver-tongued · rhetoric · debate · lawyer · politician · charmed · manipulated · outsmarted · run-around · runaround